@SkyLuke

Yes it's pretty much that simple. Thanks for chiming in 🙂

The legal rep they had (and office which is now closed) was directly threatened by the judge and if I'm not mistaken, has herself left her own country for her personal safety.

So yes indeed, "X" has left the country - literally packed up and left, bye bye. But here's where the show begins to get really entertaining...

#Moraes has himself just crossed the line of what is a completely foreign concept to Americans, as only the legislature is empowered with creating law under our constitution. The courts, interpret law. Sure, there's executive orders but those are NOT laws, not are they ratified treaties. That is the domain of Congress and not the president. And with respect to our judiciary, legislating from the bench is strictly taboo.

Not so in #Brazil, apparently, where this corrupt (Supreme Court) judge has effectively usurped their own lawmaking bodies and is creating law.

I am so loving this! 🤘💀🤘

Let the [Internet] Revolution begin! 🍿

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@SkyLuke

Yes I agree that conflating Starlink with X was bad optics, probably outright wrong as a legal decision (I can't be sure whether there is a relationship between the two companies not disclosed or that we're aware of).

But the point I think we've already both identified is that X already GTFO'd, so it's no longer anything to do with Brazilian law or moreover, the Nazi judge's decrees, from the perspective of a foreign corporation not doing business there. IANAL (I am not a lawyer), but I believe the crux of the matter is that it's a U.S. company that has done nothing wrong under U.S law so the Brazilian government has basically just the choice between blocking the traffic and not blocking the traffic within the boundaries of their jurisdiction - the choice, is apparently the former, which is totally kewl and well within their authority to do so.

As far as my pondering whether the judge is empowered to actually legislate from the bench under your laws... I really do not know the answer to that, I merely contrasted the action with how it is here with such things between the legislature and the judiciary.

I should probably offer an apology, which I do, for lampooning what I posited as the foolish direction I predicted Moraes would take (like I said in my first post, the powers that be tried that shit here and in Australia and Egypt amongst other places and it didn't end well for them), but the man went and proved himself a fool and now he's threatening your own countrymen...

This is what is called an exercise in futility.

It should also be pointed out that likewise, it is really only a pyrrhic victory for Elon, but hey, he's got plenty of money to burn.

With respect to the freedoms and lack thereof that are enjoyed by people on the Internet, this already is a huge win for humankind, in the face of tyranny.

There is one more, existential point that I simply must clarify here. The Bill of Rights are NOT* rights granted to the American people by the U.S. Government. Those rights are bestowed upon all of mankind by The Creator; and as such it is merely a guarantee, in the form of a social contract. To wit: a solemn promise that our government will respect and not infringe upon those God given rights.

Most other governments seem to think they have the authority to grant those rights - They Do NOT.

The governments of Merry Olde England and Brazil would be wise to remember that, and stay in their own lane.

Thank you so much for your insightful and most introspective input. It has really helped me to reflect and understand much. 👍

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